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    "id": 1092638,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1092638/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank Mr. Teratisio Kawe for presenting his Petition to this House. The fact that he has presented the Petition to this House and not the other House is a clear demonstration that Kenyans have faith in the House of the Senate. The matters that he is raising in his Petition are very fundamental issues that go to the core of our Constitution 2010. To me, the biggest gain that Kenyans got in the Constitution 2010 is devolution and the Bill of Rights, Chapter 4. The implication of what he is proposing to me is the beginning of the introduction of things like detention without trial and so forth. I was part of the team although I was very young then that fought for the second liberation of this country. I was detained and I know the pain. I stayed in custody for a long time without being presented to court. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 cured those malpractices. Although any Kenyan, as you read, is free to petition any House of Parliament on any matter, I just want to urge the Committee that will look at this Petition to be very careful. We do not want to lose what we gained in our Constitution 2010. The Committee should approach this Petition with a lot of caution, listen to the grievances and the pleas of Mr. Kawe. However, also at the back of their mind, they must"
}